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Murder Of Ibrahim Momodu: IGP Promises ‘No Cover-Up’

Following the alleged murder of Ibrahim Momodu on May 27 in Benin City, the Inspector-General of Police, MD Abubakar, has directed the Edo State Commissioner of Police “to take urgent and appropriate steps to unravel the real circumstances that led to the death,” police spokesman Frank E. Mba said in a statement today.

Following the alleged murder of Ibrahim Momodu on May 27 in Benin City, the Inspector-General of Police, MD Abubakar, has directed the Edo State Commissioner of Police “to take urgent and appropriate steps to unravel the real circumstances that led to the death,” police spokesman Frank E. Mba said in a statement today.

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It would be recalled that yesterday, the police announced the redployment of the Divisional Police Officer of Ogida Police Station, Carol Afegbai, who was alleged to have personally shot Momodu, saying the move was to allow “a thorough investigation” of the incident.  

“While restating his Administration’s zero tolerance for any act that impinges on the fundamental rights of all citizens, including the rights to life, IGP affirms that no stone will be left unturned in the quest for the truth, stressing that the Force will not condone any act of cover-up in the case,” Mba added.

Analysts fault a situation where the police probe the police using police means, saying that the approach has never yielded justice and the apparatus of the police is in the end used to protect senior officers who violate the law.  

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“In the current situation, the public is being asked to believe that the Police Commissioner will dispassionately use the same officers who are friends and colleagues of Afegbai to investigate her,” an observer said.  “That is most unlikely to happen, and in a few months nothing will be heard about this matter and Afegbai will be free to use the same police personnel to go after her accusers and critics.”

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